Nomes: Rafael Bandeira e Pedro Blos Turma:103 Teacher: Tatiana Roteiro: -‐--------------------------------------------------------------- Rafa: Hello guys, how are you? Welcome to another episode of our series exploring the world. Rafa: My name is Rafa Voz 001 -‐-------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro: and my name is Pedro Pedro: Our episode today will be about a country that is in Southeast Asia and that contain more than 7 thousand islands. The Philippines. -‐--------------------------------------------------------------- Rafa: Some historical facts: The Philippines has more than 110 million inhabitants, over 170 dialects are spoken there. Due to its location, the nation is severely punished every year by natural disasters such as earthquakes, tropical cyclones and volcanic eruptions. The Philippines was once a colony of the USA. It was here that the Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães died and The Philippine city of Vigan is one of the 7 Wonder Cities in the World. Voz 002 -‐--------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro: In philippines there are also several landmarkers like borecay, panclao island, chocolate hill and rizal park. Pedro: And we can not forgive about the gastronomy, the appearance of the food is not so good but the taste is awesome. Examples are: Adobo, silog and lelchon. -‐--------------------------------------------------------------- Rafa-Características: Some characteristics of the country: Temperatures are high, with an average of 26.5 ° C per year. According to the Philippines, there are three seasons: one hot, one rainy and one cold. The islands that make up the archipelago are of volcanic origin and have a rugged relief, the highest point being on Mount Apo, with almost 30 thousand meters above sea level. There are several active volcanoes here. Among the economic activities developed in the country, the main one is the industrialization of food. The Philippines is one of the new Asian tigers. Voz 003 -‐--------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro: This is the end of our week episode, have a nice day and bye bye.